2012 F10 BMW M5 to be offered with manual transmission option only in the USA?

This is a rather interesting development. With the confirmation of a Dual Clutch Transmission many were wondering if a manual would be available. We poked fun earlier of the idea of BMW charging more for a manual transmission but it seems that may be true. The German publication Focus reports that only the American market will get the manual transmission likely due to the CTS-V offering it. BMW has yet to confirm the report.

That is what he is saying, we will see. BMW does not underrated M cars but these turbo motors might change things.

i doubt it , it's a HP war so automakers do their best to achieve bigger numbers than others.
alot of people said N54 is underrated and it has much higher hp numbers. i had a chance to be a witness when an owner put his engine on dyno. yes it was underrated but with just 3HP !

i doubt it , it's a HP war so automakers do their best to achieve bigger numbers than others.
alot of people said N54 is underrated and it has much higher hp numbers. i had a chance to be a witness when an owner put his engine on dyno. yes it was underrated but with just 3HP !

The N54 is underrated. It really depends on the dyno but the N54 is one of the most underrated motors to come from BMW.